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Jerome Boger leads Hall of Fame game crew

by Football Zebras staff - August 2, 2017August 7, 2017 1

The 98th season in league history begins Thursday from the place where the seed was first planted -- Canton, Ohio. Football Zebras has confirmed that Jerome Boger will be the referee in the exhibition game between the Cardinals and Cowboys. He will be working with his regular crew, with the exception of back

Officiating crews for the 2017 season

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by Football Zebras staff - June 13, 2017June 30, 2017 6

Embed from Getty Images Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2017 NFL season. This season, there are 8 new officials to replace officials that retired or were moved up to the league office. There are five veteran officials designated as swing officials, matching last season's record-level bench.

Celebration penalties tweaked, but not twerked

by Ben Austro and Mark Schultz - May 23, 2017July 20, 2017 0

The league owners voted to refine the restrictions on player celebrations, while what was left in will still have complaints that the NFL is the "no fun league." And, commissioner Roger Goodell will continue to be booed. For 2017, Goodell says using the ball as a prop, going to the ground to

Rules proposal scorecard: Which new NFL rules were passed for 2017?

by Football Zebras staff - March 28, 2017July 20, 2017 2

Below are the proposals under consideration by the owners at the 2017 Owners Meeting, shown with the team that introduced each (or CC for a Competition Committee proposal) and the disposition of each proposal. Items that are tabled are deemed to not be passed, unless it is specifically tabled for

New rules proposals from the Competition Committee [live updates]

by Football Zebras staff - March 23, 2017July 20, 2017 0

The NFL Competition Committee is announcing their agenda for the 2017 Annual Meeting which includes new rules proposals. Football Zebras is reviewing the proposals as they are announced with instant analysis. The announcement from Rich McKay, chairman of the committee, and Troy Vincent, executive vice president of football operations, includes proposals submitted

Super Bowl LI liveblog: Patriots vs. Falcons

by Football Zebras staff - February 5, 2017 15

Follow us here and through the game for our live coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of Super Bowl LI from NRG Stadium in Houston. This will conclude our coverage of our eighth full season, and we have four new writers completing their first with us: Cam Filipe, Matt Holmquist, Patrick Weber,

Championship liveblog: Steelers at Patriots

by Football Zebras staff - January 22, 2017January 22, 2017 2

2016 AFC Championship Follow us here for rolling coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of the Conference Championship game from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. If you have any questions or comments, use the comments section of this post, or tweet us @footballzebras. Today’s crew is headed by Terry McAulay. Yrs 2016 crew College Occupation R 77 Terry McAulay 19 Louisiana State college